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WHO cautioned that current efforts remain uneven and inadequate to meet the sustainable development goals set for 2030.
The data, compiled from a classified Israeli military intelligence database and reviewed by The Guardian, +972 Magazine and Local Call, indicates that...
Government Pathologist Dr Richard Njoroge appealed to families who have missing relatives to report to the Red Cross desk set up at Malindi District H...
The revelations come amidst revelations by Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen that at least 10 Kenyans have died in police custody (pre-trial detention) i...
While children mourn the loss of their mother, the father must carry his own pain while stepping into the immense role of caring for a newborn, raisin...
Family sources confirmed that the children will be buried in Mombasa on Thursday after a post-mortem examination.
26.7 percent of the young mothers reported being shouted at, insulted, or mocked—forms of verbal abuse that can leave deep emotional scars.
According to the county’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the victims may have died from starvation and suffocation linked to cult practices t...
Between weeks 11 and 13, a woman should undergo comprehensive screening, including an ultrasound to monitor foetal development and determine gestation...
Initially grieving in silence, Omondi eventually turned to the internet to share his raw, honest story—and was met with an outpouring of unexpected me...
Kenya’s high maternal death rate stems from systemic failures that are avoidable but consistently overlooked, endangering women’s lives and destabilis...
A Malindi court has now granted the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) permission to exhume more suspected mass graves in Binzaro village.
The research was carried out in partnership with the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and the Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), w...
Many children witnessed killings and dead bodies in the streets, with some reporting seeing young people arrested or killed. Over half of the girls in...
The Ministry of Health has now called for calm as public concerns rise over the unexplained deaths, which have so far claimed four lives in Migadini’s...
According to the National Cancer Institute of Kenya, more than 45,000 people are diagnosed with cancer each year, and at least 24,000 die from the dis...
Among women, cancer was the top killer, claiming 4,498 lives in 2024, up from 3,940 in 2023.
The Architects Alliance (TAA) says the inquiry should uncover accountability gaps within state institutions and deliver justice to grieving families.
Recent county statistics show Kwale now records 110 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, surpassing the WHO’s alert level of 100 and rising from 9...
Justice Hillary Chemitei observed that excluding one parent from the naming process could have psychological consequences for the child, either immedi...
The court held that the burial of Mwaniki by his first wife, Lucy Wanjiku, was proper and that the High Court orders were erroneous and imprecise.
The Senate’s move comes amid a string of deaths reported in various detention facilities over the years, raising alarm among rights defenders.
It found that 86.9 per cent of the deaths involved infections, with the most common causes being malnutrition, HIV, malaria, birth defects, respirator...
Chest-related illnesses made up the largest share of cases reported in outpatient departments last year, contributing 30.2 per cent of the total 66.2...
Cheruiyot also wants the President compelled to appoint a commission of inquiry to investigate the cancer crisis in Kenya and to comprehensively addre...
Six counties, Busia, Kakamega, Kisumu, Migori, Siaya, and Vihiga, remain the highest burdened, recording an alarming 748 cases per 1,000 population.
The World Health Organisation estimates that approximately 2.2 billion cases have been prevented between 2000 and 2023.
In Kenya, childhood cancer accounts for 80 per cent of young lives, mostly due to late diagnosis and the crushing cost of treatment.
Two malaria vaccines were introduced in 2024, but MVDP research was working on making them more effective and long-lasting.
Out of the anticipated 1.55 million births, only 1.19 million were officially recorded, leaving many children without the legal recognition that secur...
